responsions

re·spon·sions

noun pl \ri-ˈspän(t)-shənz\

Definition of RESPONSIONS

: an examination formerly required for matriculation as an undergraduate at Oxford

Origin of RESPONSIONS

Middle English responcioun response, sum to be paid, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French responsion, from Medieval Latin responsion-, responsio, from Latin, answer, from respondēre

First Known Use: 1813